I'm hoping to make this a semi-regular article, let me know if you like this idea.
July 2
1505 - The founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther becomes a monk
1679 - Europeans first visit Minnesota and see the headwaters of the Mississippi River
1687 - King James 2 dissolves the English parliament
1698 - The Steam Engine is patented by Thomas Savery
1776 - Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free and Independent States"
1847 - The first 10c Postage stamp was used in the US
1863 - Battle of Gettysburg
1881 - President James Garfield shot
1900 - First flight of the Airship designed by Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1901 - Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid rob a train of $40,000 in Montana
1916 - Lenin states that Imperialism is caused by Capitalism
1921 - The official end of the war with Germany is signed by US President Warren Harding in Congress
1937 - Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean
1940 - Hitler orders the Invasion of Britain
1949 - The State of Vietnam is internationally Recognised as governing the Southern half of Vietnam
1956 - Elvis Presley recorded the hits "Hound Dog" and "Don't be cruel"
1962 - The first Walmart store opens
1964 - Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into Law
1965 - Australians Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle play the Wimbledon Final with Roy Emerson winning
1971 - Australian women Evonne Goolagong beats Margeret Court at the Wimbledon finals
1998 - The 2nd Book in the Harry Potter Series is Released
2005 - The 10 simultaneous Live 8 Concerts were held
2017 - Manny Pacquaio was beaten by Brisbane Jeff Horne
July 3
1608 - The city of Quebec was founded
1754 - George Washington surrenders to French
1871 - Jesse James robs a bank in Iowa for $45,000
1884 - Dow Jones published its first stock index
1886 - Karl Benz drives the first Automobile
1928 - John Logie Baird demonstrates the first Colour Television broadcast in London
1985 - Back To the Future is released
July 4
1776 - US Declare Independance from Britain
1802 - West Point Military Academy Opens
1827 - Slavery Abolished in the US
1862 - Lewis Carroll writes Alice in Wonderland
1881 - Booker T Washington established the Tuskegee Institute
1944 - The Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima
1966 - Lyndon B Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act
July 5
1687 - Isaac Newtons published PRINCIPIA outlining his Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation
1951 - The Invention of the Transistor by William Shockley
1973 - Debut of the legendary English cricket umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird
1989 - Pilot episode of Seinfeld debuts on NBC
1994 - Amazon founded by Jeff Bezos
July 6
1189 - Richard the Lionheart was crowned the King of England
1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests the first Anti-Rabies vaccine
1923 - The Russian Empire officially becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1933 - Babe Ruth hits his first All Star home run
1942 - Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in Amsterdam
1945 - The first and longest version of Abbott and Costello's Who's on First is released on film
1947 - The AK-47 goes into production
1957 - John Lesson and Paul McCartney meet for the first time
1994 - Forrest Gump is Released
2003 - Roger Federer beats The Poo (Mark Philippoussis) to win his first Grand Slam
2016 - Pokemon Go is first released
July 7
1668 - Isaac Newton received Award from Trinity College
1863 - Jews are allowed to serve in the Army under Ulysses S Grant
1928 - Sliced bread sold for the first time
1930 - Construction begins on Hoover Dam
1977 - The Spy Who Loves me is Released
1996 - Nelson Mandela steps down as the President of South Africa
2011 - The Final Harry Potter film is Released
July 8
1870 - US congress authorises the registrationof Trademarks
1889 - Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1950 - General Douglas MacArther names and Commander in Chief in Korea
1996 - Spice Girls release "Wannabe" in UK
1999 - 3rd Harry Potter Book released
2000 - 4th Harry Potter book released
July 9
1872 - The Doughnut was patented
1877 - First even Wimbledon Championship played
1983 - 1st Successful open Heath Surgery without anaesthesia
1900 - The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons
1934 - Heinrich Himmler takes control of all German Concentration Camps
1947 - Engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
1951 - Harry Truman asks Congress of formally end state of war with Germany
1962 - Andy Warhol's first gallery exhibition
1991 - South Africa readmitted to the Olympics
2001 - The Office premiers in the UK
If you find this interesting, let me know and I'll try to do this once a week.